Essays on Personal Information.

Question 1

Cyber-vigilantism refers to the vigilantism actions taken by internet users either over the internet or by using applications that be subject to the internet. It comprises vigilantism actions meant to reduce or wipe out cyber-crimes, scams and non-internet related conduct. The main explanation for vigilantism is the lack of central authority to curb all these cyber-crimes and scams thus creating the need for reactions against such behaviors. The lack of central authority to control internet usage has been the reason for the high cases of cyber-crimes, scams that have been a problem to all users of the internet. It is ...

Introduction

The USA patriot act came into law in 2001 and was created as a result of the September 11 terrorists attacks. The Patriot act empowers security agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use appropriate tools to track and prevent terrorists from committing terrorist activities (Torr, 2006). The law empowers investigators to search personal information of U.S citizens or detain foreigners who are considered a threat to national security. Some critics of the law argue that, the law infringes on people’s privacy or individual civil liberties but, the law ensures that the security of U.S citizens and their ...

" Expand the product line to include housewares. The key supplier carries a full range of good quality housewares products and GGI can leverage its existing relationship to obtain discounted pricing on these additional product lines." Repackage and brand: currently, the products arrive with a "plain brown wrapper" sort of packaging so little attention has been paid to whether GGI even has a reputation in the market. GGI has the option to repackage the items to promote a stronger brand image, but the cost will shrink their profit margin." Open additional stores, possibly under a new brand, much like other manufacturers' and importers' "factory" stores." ...

A [a] The term, ‘big bro is watching over you,’ is synonymous to being followed and scrutinized for whatever a person does. From mobile phones to web browsers to satellite tracking, just about anything and everything is ‘bugged’ to watch a person’s move. Most of these close scrutiny apparatus is used by government and paparazzi to gather information on foreign and local agents and celebrities. Phone tapping is a very common means to investigate people in high offices and the U.S spying espionage concerning the NSA which Edward Snowden revealed to the world is once such instance where the ...

How could a large company like Starwood address the issue of exploiting customer data while at the same time safeguarding and respecting customer privacy?

Starwood can address the issue by only collecting the relevant data, offering protective mechanisms, as well as respecting customer rights and privileges. The information collected include both personal and non-personal identity information. The firm should consider situations under which it may disclose customer information such as customers’ consent. Large companies should limit the information they provide and require customer to use third parties to protect their personal information. Customers may safeguard their privacy by clicking ...

Abstract

This study analyzes the benefits and challenges of implementing an electronic medical system in both hospital and clinic environments. The overall research problem addressed in this study is determining how to effectively manage and communicate expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a new install of an electronic medical record. The purpose of this study is to analyze perceptions associated with both the benefits and challenges derived from installing an electronic medical record system. This problem is relevant to many such as those who ...

Introduction

Attention Grabber: Egypt is a country of great historical importance. Imagine having a friend that has seen the great pyramids. What sorts of stories have been passed down their generations concerning their ancestors that were there during the times of civilization? Then again, how hard is it to live in Egypt under its current climatic hot conditions? Speaker Credibility: I have closely followed both biblical and non-biblical publications concerning Egypt as a nation. Several papers I have read deal with the history of Egypt. Preview Statement: the discussion will cover three main points. The first main will discuss the personal ...

Introduction

American education has been reported as average when compared to other leading countries. Finland has a top ranked education system. More than half a million 15-year-olds around the world took the Program for International Student Assessment in 2012. The test is administered every three years and focuses largely on math, but includes minor sections in science and reading. It is often used as a snapshot of the global state of education. The results, published today, ...

- Healthcare Data Quality

Data quality has become a center of focus for any organization when setting up data warehouses, putting more emphasis on the customer relationship management. This is true for healthcare organizations where cost pressures and the grave of improving patient care force efforts to incorporate and clean organizational data. This is due to the fact that data is a focal point to efficient healthcare and to financial existence. Data concerning the accuracy of diagnoses, the effectiveness of the treatments and the practices of healthcare providers is vital for any healthcare organization that works extra hard to excel ...

- Ecology of Violence

There are many socio-cultural and political factors that lead to violence. Some of the factors that lead to violence include poverty. Many people who are poor are likely to engage in violent. Due to the lack that they experience in their life, participation of poor people in violence is the only way that they can be sure of obtaining what they need. Unemployment is a socio-political factor that contributes to violence. Due to the constraints that are experienced by people who are unemployed, these people tend to be stressed. High depression can lead people to be highly irritable and may ...

Article 1: Code of Ethics: American Sociological Association

The American Sociological Association has developed a collection of principles, policies and ethical standards that guide the conduct and responsibility of professionals in the field of sociology. The principle as referred to as the ASA code of ethics whose main aim is to guide everyday professional activities of sociologists. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the main principles that guide the whole code of ethics. Furthermore, the paper seeks to discuss the importance of these principle to the sociological profession.

The whole document that is the ASA code of ethics is ...

face-to-face, by phone or email, etc. There are two main roles of personal selling in the promotional mix. First of all, it is used to link the company with its customers. Because salespeople represent the company, to most of customers the salesperson is the company, therefore, customers may become loyal to the salespeople and company. Meanwhile, salespeople represent the customers to the company, which means company could understand customer needs through salespeople and provide more valuable products and services to gain more advantage relationship between customer and company.

The other role of personal selling is coordinating marketing and sales. ...

How does Facebook Influence and Impact the Consumer Behavior? Analyzing Facebook’s effects on Students depending on their Age, Gender and Education Level.

Abstract:

Facebook has appeared as a new and very popular media which influences every section of the society in various different manners. There are many businesses being run or marketed through Facebook. So, it also holds an impact on consumer behavior. This paper analyzes the impact of Facebook on consumer behavior. It takes students category to analyze how within the student community the influence of Facebook varies from student level to age group and gender. The results show ...

1. Explain how a denial-of-service attack works. How and why are these attacks effective in their goals? Who would be the primary targets for these types of attacks?

A denial of service attack (DoS attack) is a type of attack on a machine or a network of machines that is intended to make certain resources unavailable for use for the the users who are generally meant to be the intended users. There are a variety of different ways that a denial of service attack can be carried out, but the purpose is the same: to disrupt the proper functioning of a machine or a network. If a ...

Data security is as important as securing our bank account information. It serves as important information that must be secured not just to avoid financial insecurity, but the person’s personal security. It is also vital for companies that need to secure their important company data to ensure that the organization is free from internet hackers. Confidential pieces of information used for payment process, client information, and even bank account information to personal files as well as the documents must be safely stored. This information, once fallen into the hands of a person with no authorization is a potential danger to a ...

Running a telecommunication business is to provide outclass services to customers based on their satisfaction. To provide customers with satisfactory services, our company keeps personal information of all of our customers including their name, contact numbers and their preferences based on their orders. Company uses an electronic system to store all the data. Our store is a one-stop shop as everything is done to make it as suitable as possible.

Our computer is the heart of our success in providing best of our services to customers. The electronic system of storing information is safe and strong method than ...

Identity theft is the misuse someone else personal information or details without the consent. It is also defined as accessing or using someone’s personal information to commit fraud. Identity theft can take place when a person is deceased or alive (Stickley, 2009). With the increase of technology, identity theft has been on the increase. Identity crime may lead to the loss of personal finances and other important assets such as credit cards and mortgages. Thus, this essay gives detailed information about identity theft and how it can be resolved.

Fraudsters use the personal information to commit different crimes. First, ...

Assignment 2: Avon Products

- Determination of Necessity for Change

Avon Company has a 122-year history and experienced fundamental changes. The Company was founded as a door-to-door bookseller distributing free samples of perfume as an additional bonus for the customers. As perfume samples drew more customers’ attention than books, the owner of the Company David H. McConnell founded California Perfume Company. The Company had become a successful global $8 billion cosmetics seller with 10% cumulative annual growth reached by 2005. Avon operated in forty countries receiving 79% of earnings from abroad having excellent financial results. However, the Company faced challenges connected with the decline of operational ...

In this day and age, social networking has become an essential part of almost every individual’s life. It has been accepted as a sine qua non for advancement in both personal and professional life. People try to stay connected to their social networks and enthusiastically keep everyone updated on their own activities. For example, anyone who is not part of a social networking site today is either labeled as an introvert, or, in common parlance, ‘uncool’ person. In the context of this trend, I attempt to describe my personal philosophy on social networking.

However, there are people who have, ...

Introduction

Internet has changed our lives in many ways; the information technology has made modern, well-developed and advanced world where life gets easier than ever before. People use internet technology for attaining information in the most inexpensive and easiest way. The study suggests that around 900 million people in the world are using the internet (Masci 1998, 14). This is one of the best medium of communication. However, the question arises, are there any challenges associated with internet privacy or security or not? The internet privacy is defined as a status in which individual’s information is not being accessed without ...

Question 1

Are there possible criminal aspects of HIV/AIDS? Consider the case law presented in your textbook and elsewhere, and explain. Please provide specific examples.

The intentional spread of HIV is considered a criminal act. Pozgar (2012, p. 362) describes the case of an inmate who knew that he was infected with both HIV and the hepatitis virus. He was also informed of the ways that he can transmit the infection to others. He bit two correctional officers knowing that he can possibly infect them in this way. He was consequently charged with assault and battery. In State of Louisiana v. Schmidt, ...

In the article “The Beast with a Billion Eyes," Fletcher discussed that how Facebook has changed the way in which the world operates because of social media presence. He further mentioned that the people are not able to comprehend the outcomes of knowing personal information, and there is a constant debate over privacy rights. Fletcher claims that it is the fault of people that they are sharing their personal information. Moreover, with excessive complaints, the Facebook is still breaking out new privacy settings for the users. In his article, the Fletcher makes use of statistical figures from all over ...

I have decided to address my report to the director of Anti-Crime Inc. for the state of Philadelphia. I will be recommending a Business Identity Theft course program. The course objective will aim at training and curbing potential devastating repercussions of a business identity theft, which faces both the employers and employees of not only small-scale businesses, but also medium sized businesses.

A decade ago, it was hard for unauthorized party to acquire and use private personal data of another person, but with the growing technology of computing and networking it is now easier. Personal data, especially credit card, bank account ...

Internet and Terrorism

1: Describe the various types of exploitation that can occur over the Internet. Social Exclusion

Ideally, social exclusion is among the mildest forms of cyber bullying and to some extent it can cause severe distress. It can be described in simple terms as the online equivalent of leaving an individual from a group that is expected to have automatic membership. However, this may include the whole class not accepting a classmate’s friend request.

- Tagging Without Permission

Ideally, tagging is a form of attaching an individual’s name to an online image or photo so that images of another individual can be identified one’s a person searches for tagging images using her name. In the real sense, tagging an individual’ ...

People subscribe to social networking media as it helps them widen their networks as well as reconnect with loved ones and friends. Considering sites such as Multiply, Bebo, Twitter, and Facebook, among others, are readily available on the Internet, the lure to try and check what these sites offer is so high. While these networking sites aid in providing meaningful social relationships with other people, teenagers are also exposed to the dangers the networking media brings. Exposing teenagers to social networking media such as Facebook opens the doorway for them to experience emotional and mental stresses, cyber bullying, online ...

As a professor, it is one of his duties to let the students know of their grades. Having 200 students is not going to be an easy task to distribute their final grades, given the fact that his students were requesting their final grade in different ways. Dr. Saluki’s plan will ease the hassles of grade distribution among students; however, downside of this plan may result to Federal and/or Academic law and policy violations. On the other hand, without the law and policy being regarded, Dr. Saluki’s plan will be easy, fast, organized, and effective way to distribute ...

Question 1

The first ethical implication of patient-clinician messaging actually pertains to the confidentiality and privacy of personal health information. Using the secure web based messaging system eliminates the requirement for super encryption that would be needed for the traditional email. The second implication is that the patient clinician messaging may cause unequal access to health care for the individuals who are not conversant with internet or who cannot access it. Another implication is the worry in the health circles that this patient clinician messaging may obliterate the interpersonal patient/physician relationship that is very vital in the provision of quality health ...

One of the reported crimes in the world today is identity theft. Identity theft refers to a situation whereby someone steals personal information of another person and uses it without the owner's permission. It is a serious crime, which may cause havoc with individuals reputation, credit history, as well as finances. In most cases, it is complicated to resolve it; hence, demanding patience, money and time to resolve it (Hammond, 2003). There are many ways that an individual can protect his/her identity from being stolen.

These ways include protecting personal information, shopping in secure places, protecting passwords and pin, secure ...

Internet Security

Internet security and internet privacy has been a major issue decades ago and is continuously increasing with the onset of several new technologies like the smartphones, tablets and small devices where you can readily connect to the internet. Likewise, social media like the ever famous facebook and twitter where most people use to post personal information are readily available at a touch on these new devices. The unfamous statement of Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems “You have zero privacy anyway”, “Get over it” when asked about consumer privacy issues have raised anew as the question on how secure are ...

1. What should the Connecticut Company have done to prevent the computer intrusion described in this case? What should it have done to detect this computer intrusion?

After the computer system has been compromised with, and an intrusion is detected, a computer forensics investigation is necessary to stop further intrusion. The Connecticut Company ought to have put in place preventive measures in order to prevent intruders from accessing their information. In case, the preventive security measures fails, Intrusion Detection System, IDs, is implemented which completely detects any intrusion into the system, and, if the intruder is indentified necessary legal actions ...

Computer networks and the internet have drastically changed the way we live and conduct business. Businesses conduct operations through vast computer networks and servers. Citizens have also embraced this new way of life by simply having all our lives pegged on the internet. Therefore the web provides a channel of communication and exchanging of crucial information. Currently, the internet is the leading channel for doing business and hence today employers allow their employees to work from home through their home computers and other hand held devices such as iPads. Additionally, the advent of ecommerce has ensured that common citizens can ...

1. How have phishing attacks compromised major systems?

Phishing attacks aim to steal information from the user’s computer and this is usually done through email messages that mimic those from a legitimate company, but which contain fraudulent information and fraudulent links. Once the link is clicked then the user’s personal information gets stolen. It can also be that the installation of a particular application or the opening of an email may cause Trojans or key loggers to be installed in the computer. These Trojans then work in the background to steal the user’s information.

The stolen information is used to launder money, steal identities, and access ...

I. Introduction

For one to be successful in life one has to be connected to other people who have been successful in different fields of life. It is important to realize that though a person might invest heavily in education, the person might in the long run unsuccessful due to his or her inability to connect with other people. One of the things that have made the job market more closed today compared to the past is the idea that globalization has come with increased technological and communication advancements. This means that jobs that were initially available for example manufacturing jobs that ...

The paper of Chuck Huff, fellow of the Psychology Department, St. Olaf College, entitled “Unintentional Power in the Design of Computer Systems” discusses on the problems that occur in the design of a computer system which results to harm, destruction or even instability. As the title says, the design glitch was done unintentional or simply, the author doesn’t know about it in the first place. His paper was a wake-up call to everybody in both software and hardware developers to be very careful in the design aspect of their modules. This is to help trim down the events that ...

Computer networks and the internet have radically altered the way we live and conduct business. Integrated information systems based on vast networks make up the center of operation for current business environments and governmental operations. Governments such as the United States and Canada hold sensitive information about its citizens in such computer networks. Businesses rely on networks in order to perform business transactions that use electronic transfer of money in a new business paradigm referred to as E-commerce. However, as these systems are efficient and effective in management, they present the most vulnerable systems to security breaches.

Unlike physical storage ...

The wide expansion and growth of the internet has resulted in unlimited capabilities to pass information, download and store music, video, and real time chatting and social networking, this can be seen as the advantages brought about by the world wide web ( Roger & Marc 2004). However if these positive attributes are misplaced and used in the wrong place and for the wrong reasons it creates ethical issues especially in the work place.

Privacy law justifies and supports employees privacy in the work place, every employee expects to be accorded his or her privacy in the work place (Lisa ...

Abstract

HIPAA policy is in place to protect the private health and personal information of patients. This became necessary as health insurance companies and medical clinics stopped using a paper system and moved on to computerized medical records. While electronic paper work was more convenient and efficient, it opened up new risks for security breaches. The guidelines of HIPAA were created to address these concerns. As technology advances forward, we find some areas of HIPAA that could stand to be updated. Hackers are becoming more skilled and targeting large companies in order to access a large amount of personal data. Medical ...

Analysis of Wal-Mart’s Business Processes

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Introduction

Majority of organizations are governed by business practices that are distinctly designed according to their priorities and personal beliefs. Among these practices includes policy relating to privacy, diversity, worker’s rights, environmental responsibility, marketing plan, products issues and intellectual property rights. Wal-Mart is one of the largest retailing chains in the United States with revenues amounting to US$ 485.651 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 . For several consecutive years, Wal-Mart has been named as the first amongst the Top Performing Company by Fortune 500 . The organization’s lead executives assert that they owe their ...

Information Governance in Healthcare

The electronic health record system (HER) is one of the adopted health information technology. The core attention of the system is to improve the quality of services and to obtain efficiency in healthcare. Most of the healthcare industry adopts and implements the new technology such as the data collection and information and its strategies, advantages, and optimization. In 2014, AHIMA conducted a study that most of the healthcare organizations are beginners in terms of information tools in business knowledge and analysis. These organizations utilize and manage the information gathered for years and they considered the information as the competency and ...

Question One

In ‘Privacy and Internet Ethics’, Deborah G. Johnson presents arguments designed to show the positives and negatives of the increased capacity of technology to gather, store and manipulate information. Which argument do you think are stronger? In your view, is there a way to embrace the benefits of technology without risking the harms that Johnson envisages? The article by Johnson on privacy on the web presents an interesting discussion of the pros and cons of privacy protection in the Internet. It is definitely an important issue today, as the information technologies develop and grow in scale on daily basis, ...

Most people are familiar with social media, and many of those people check in regularly to sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube for a number of reasons. Many people simply want a convenient tool to communicate with their friends, or post pictures of themselves or their family members. LinkedIn users like the networking feature which allows them to grow their business contacts, and develop robust business relationships. Regardless of its wondrous applications and its ability to streamline our communications, social media has a dark side. The dark side of social media includes phishing, sexual offenses, cyberbullying, and loss of privacy. ...

Advertisement is a marketing concept that bridges the production process and sale of products, as a promotional activity. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines advertisement as “a person or thing that shows how good or effective something is”. It could also be “the act or process of presenting a film or written notice to the public to help sell a product or make an announcement”. The ongoing debate on whether the advertisement is a good or bad thing appears to have no end. Various scholars have differed on the ethical issues revolving around the influence advertisers have in terms of persuasion, the social consequences and their pervasive ...

In the 21st century, private information is easily available and privacy appears to have disappeared. While some believe this may not be an issue, others are concerned with the impact on our lives. Write an argumentative essay presenting clear arguments and counterarguments.

Information privacy

Nowadays one of the hottest topics about personal privacy is the private information privacy. But what is the personal privacy? And why it is important for some people? The privacy of the personal information, which usually is related to the personal data saved on computer systems, including online and offline sources. The data may include several ...

Business Ethics

INTRODUCTION: Ethics is defined as the set of characteristics, patterns of doings and right or wrong conducts possessed by a human being. Ethics can easily be influenced by human behaviours and attitudes and can have an impact on the surroundings, and the places where the person belongs. It can be a workplace, home, school, institutes or any other place (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2011). Ethics is an essential concept that shapes the human personality, culture, values, mind-sets and one’s perceptions. These traits directly influence the corporate culture in the long term and affect the well-being of an organization. When ...

Intercultural Friendship

Introduction Scholars and academicians have paid little interest to intercultural friendships in spite of their obvious magnitude and regularity in the continuously expanding multicultural world. Intercultural friendships symbolize a close linkage between interpersonal and cultural dimensions of communication systems. The hardships involved in sorting them out might be one explanation why they attract so little interest from researchers. In recent times, it has become generally acknowledged that cultural diversity in the backgrounds of communicators contributes to differences in the patterns of communication behavior. This has made several researchers studying intercultural communication to make the assumption that it is a distinctive ...

The development on internet technology has posed as a threat in the display of personal information. Large scale of breaches and vulnerabilities to personal information occurs Google is to blame. Large numbers of Americans have put their information on the internet while doing their searches. They put in their information and delete not knowing that a shadow remains. Such personal information includes personal experiences, personal information like bank information and social security number. The advent of social media has even made things worse. People put share their personal experiences and they think once they are done, the information disappears. A shadow ...

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Introduction In the contemporary era, cell phones have turned out as one of the most important everyday requirements. There was a time when possessing a cell phone was regarded a luxurious thing. On the other hand, it is common to own a cell phone in the present day. It is not an untold secret that children, especially the teenagers, are using the cell phones just like adults. They use their cell phones to do almost everything. Not only are cell phones used to stay in touch with family and friends, they are also used for watching videos, text-messaging, ...

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Introduction Online dating is a complete system that allows individuals, couples and groups meet their soul mates by helping them communicate. These dating systems provide unmediated matchmaking way to help people find the right person. These acquaintances are generally for personal, sexual and lifetime relationships. (Mashable) Online dating systems require the person to input their personal information and likes and dislikes. People are asked for specifications like the gender, age, location, education, occupation, etc. these online dating websites then provide the member will potential ...

What Is Identity Theft? How Can Identities Be Stolen? What Can Be Done To Reduce The Impact Of Identity Theft On Victims? Identity theft is the wrong use of somebody’s personal information to commit a crime. It is a scam that is always in the media because of its high occurrence. This fraud normally leads to one getting a credit, merchandise or a service that is no entitled to. Victims cannot easily realize that their identity is stolen till when they are denied credit or employment, when a debtor comes to seek for payments that an individual never took. The advancement of ...

English

Introduction With the growing security threats in the United States such as the 9/11 attacks that claimed the lives of many Americans and foreigners, the National Security Agency put in place security measures that will ensure that the United States’ government is able to monitor its citizen’s communication. Despite the security concerns, the American constitution defends the rights and freedoms of speech of the people by upholding the principles of free living. Consequently, there have been varied reactions on the government’s efforts to monitor the communication in the interests of national security. These opponents of the ...

There are a number of changes that are occurring in the retail sector, and these trends are changing the way that retail connects with customers, suppliers, and so on. For retail organizations, staying on top of emerging trends-- and ensuring that trends are not engaged with too heavily without research-- is important for the success of the organization as a whole. This discussion will center around new trends in retail marketing, and the different driving factors that influence retail marketing and customer service in the industry. In the retail industry, manufacturing and retail are completely separate entities, but they are becoming ...

Creativity is considered as one of the most risky factors in any business settings. This is because it may determine the pace at which the business moves. It is the uniqueness in each individual’s differences of thoughts. It points out clearly how one is different from the other by looking at a writing and composition, at the same time trying to find the uniqueness, in the content delivered by them. This article explores the nature of creative risk taking by looking at a specific composition, and analyzing on how effective the writer is in delivering their points.

“How can social Network Sites affect teens?”

The article being ...

Information Technology and the Need for Data Privacy: Implications to Security and Confidentiality in Health Research

Information Technology and the Need for Data Privacy: Implications to Security and Confidentiality in Health Research It is inarguably true that information technology has significantly impacted the lives of humanity both in a positive and negative manner. To date, people relish the benefits e-commerce, e-learning, Nass, Levit and Gostein, 2009improved data records management of our personal information and the like. But the benefit of information technology system also comes with many risk. While information technology move people towards a more efficient lifestyle, it has also become a new portal to commit more crimes. Cybercrimes have become more and more pervasive. It ...

The article “What Twitter’s made of” by Paul Ford talks about how Twitter was conceived and how much it has changed the way people communicate throughout the world. The article looks keenly at twitter as a whole analyzing it in detail from tweets to the technology that runs twitter. It tells us how every tweet once made is designed to stand on its own forever. It talks how each tweet made has the identity of its creator as well as the location and the time it was posted. However, as much as twitter has changed our ways of communication ...

This study aims to answer the research question “How can we identify, effectively manage, and communicate realistic expectations associated with perceived benefits and challenges derived from a newly-installed electronic medical record (EMR).” The most appropriate means for data collection for this research is the survey, and the method for data analysis is the chi-square statistic.

Sample

The survey method was utilized to collect primary data from the health-care industry population. These are individuals who are involved in the healthcare industry. The sample comes from two kinds of respondents; the industry participants and the non-industry participants. A total of 50 individuals answered ...

Today, in the century of well-developed technologies, all people tend to use electronic devices, particularly computers. Computers play one of the main parts of our everyday life. We got used to do everything with the help of computers. They have changed our lives completely. They can be used for a range of purposes. We work, study, listen to music, browse the Internet, contact with our friends, play games, watch and even make films using computers. Moreover, nowadays, we even do shopping staying at home. We search for the things from the Internet and easily can order it without going to ...

Introduction:

A personal philosophy of ethical practice using core values and essential principles and practices for doctoral research in the field of education should encompass intent, practice and the final use of the materials. To conduct oneself ethically involves more than doing the right thing. Ethical conduct must include acting in the right spirit. Setting out with the right intent and obeying the rules is not sufficient, ethical conduct must also abiding respect and concern for other individuals. Ethical conduct for doctoral research in the field of education is particularly sensitive and demanding. Unlike research undertaken for commercial purposes, ...

Introduction

Nike and Adidas are the two top companies in the sports apparel industry. The two have aggressively put in place strategies to ensure they each attain great market share. Their promotional and advertising strategies employ creativity, innovation, and technology, which essentially explains why the two firms are market leaders in the sports apparel industry. The two companies also have continued to tap effectively into their key competencies in their effort to topple each other from the market leader in the sports apparel industry (Anthony, 2011). The promotional strategies have notable similarities and differences, which will be discussed in this ...

In today’s information age, more and more details about people’s personal and professional lives are available than ever before. To that end, many people have concerns about how that might affect their lives and futures; how much do we want others to know about us? In Erin Moriarty’s “Did the Internet Kill Privacy?”, the journalist discusses the dangers and pitfalls of having personal information about yourself online, and how it affects one’s academic and work lives. Meanwhile, Rhonda Savage’s “Facebook: Fired Up or Just Fired?” takes a more even-handed approach to the Internet, showing both ...

Personal Information

Personal information According to article Shyness in the Classroom, shyness is the act of feeling uncomfortable in social situations in ways that interfere with our ability to do what we really want, to perform our activities on the high level or, that cause us to avoid social situations altogether. When students are working as a group, it can lead to a lot of positive effects in studying. This sort of collaborative learning teaches students to think more widely and deeply. But for a lot of students it is very hard to work in group (Collaborative Learning: Encouraging Shy Students to ...